The Sun. — London, England, 1838-12-03 00:00:00

LORD DURHAM'S SPEECH AT m . GLASGOW IN 1834, 41et_ter, crust not suffer the Reform Bill to become a dead what i s worse, merely an instrument of party triumph ; but we must make it what it ought to be, and what it shall be — a great instrument of national regeneration. Z(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I cannot adequately describe to u the i mportance which T attach to the present crisis. If • House of Commons in the next session of Parliament do if, unfortunately, duty to it se lf and its constituency, all may be right ; but unfortunately-, it should shrink from the high task which circumstances impo se upon i t , an d if i t should pursue an Uncertaing:tete consequence.—( Hear.) co urse , i rretr i eva bl e ru i n w ill b e Hear.) L e t me as k you , h owever, one il u y e e t s l .° U - ----" Have y ou no d uty to perform ? " —(Cr i es of d 4 3', you have—you have an import an t an d essen your tial to perform —you have to keep a watchful eye over re presentatives.—( Great cheering and laughter, in t„ Which Mr• O swa ld , to w h om Lord Durham had pointedly u r ned, cordi a ll y j oined.) You must show them that you are ;ern to be t r ifl ed with, and you must require from them the apin g of that harvest, tha seeds of which you have planted, loc a ant i 1. the coming of which y ou h ave wa it e d for with In ex emPlazy pati ence .—(L ou d c h eer i ng .) N o d ou bt th a e by and w e i g h ty o b stacles trill be in your path, and in 4 . Path of tour truly h ones t an d i n d e p e nd e nt represents ' but . but all can be overcome with firmness and decision, a n t not with rashness and violence.—(Cheers.) In the Piri t of firmness and decision you must act, for we have :eat animportant objects still to accomplish. We have t require perfecting of the Reform Act.—( Cheers.) We t r e e to requir e the repeal of the Septennial Act.—(Che2rs.) have to requi re th e pur ifi cat i on o f the i Church .. f_:_sta- . blishment of E ng l an d imd Ireland from a:I acknowledged ab ee t h e es. —(Long -continued cheering.) We have to require reform of corporation abuses in England, and the (ateriletest continuance in economy and retrenchment.— itnatitnegers.) No doubt there are many other measures ema from these to which I have alluded, and on which y sentiments are well known. There may be some dif be,recoo of opinion entertained with regard to some of them, I have only alluded at present to those on which n I :l ii nd of Reform can entertain a doubt. Shall any on o e rc me th a t t h e attainment of these objects cannot but attended w i t h d anger to t h e i nst i tut i ons of the "untry ? For that is the cry now attempt e d t o b e raise d against me .—(Ch eer s.) I would re li eve t h e as- Sea t ers, and would purify the Church from abuses for he sake o f j ust i ce an d f or t h e a d vancement o f true religion. Is that attended with danger to the institutions of the country ?—(No, no.) I would reform corporations so as to mak e them what they profess and what they ought to be the correct representatives of local rights. Is that at tended with danger to the institutions of the country ? (NO, no.) No—l re-echo your words, and I assert, ,that the true result of timely and not too long delayed re torm i s to preset.: e all that is valuable by removing all that 4 :"rrupt in our institutions.—(lmmense cheering.) These re mY opinions, and these are my principles ; I have never enoonteealed them, and I never will.—(Cheers.) I would the bation not even wouladecePt highest office in the gift of the Crown—l receive the warm and enthusiastic appro bation you, my Pined fellow-countrymen, if either were to be Y the concealment of a single opinion, or by the COMPromise of a single principl e .—( Ch eers .) I am , more own °vet', determined that my opinions a n d principles shall be do e and and judg ed f rom my own representat i ons o f t h em 1; not from the false and interested description of them By one parts. I am denounced as a Destructive r,...1?3' another as patron i s i ng the impatience of the peop l e. — ( Ch and laughter.) Now, my opinions are neither the onell no r the other of these. I know too well the artificial ;bd co mplicated state o f society in this country, and the abso ute neces s ity o f pu bli c con fid ence in the perm a eseof tra nqu illi ty, and the danger w hi c h ar i ses f rom lacinterruption of the peaceful working of our commercial th e to propose any measure which should _impede rike Peaceful flow of national industry and the regular ope ea ° ma of trade and commerce.—(Cheers.) But it is be te„tl4B° wish to see tranquillity perpetual, industry pro ee:ed commercial energy encouraged, that I advocate the r e , ess ity of an immediate and salutary Reform, which will le,"°ve discontent before it has time to ripen into turbu th"eecc--Cheers for some minutes) —and will dissipate on to totiirrosrtilonn the dark and hostile clouds w hich, if suffered th e , mid heaven, will not only disturb the serenity o and ru i n._ but will also pour down on the earth devastation ulu • -- (Cheers.) be * We have a Liberal Administration, professing . Li itt Principles, supported by an immense Liberal majority House of Commoro, and that majority returned by a tunieral constituency ; and yet, with a Government so consti septed' ao maintained, and so supported, we have Ministers Da i r cluoded in every department by Tory subalterns. The "nage of the army and the church is still exercised by k er 'es for the benefit of Tories.—(Cheers.) All appoint- ate by Bishops, Judges, Magistrates, Lord Lieutenants, te e Tories. The diplomacy of the country is composed of L i e 'lY the same persons as it was in the time of my Lord i ef Y e ! erl Pool, an d i s entirely Tory.—(Cheers.) In short, all the Liber al instruments th roug h w hi c h t h e lib era l measures de 14 ral Government are to be accomplished are anti-liberal. Cheers.) How then is it. possible that such.ayiltem can e rk harmoniously and benefi c i a lly to th e b est i nterests ofi 1 country?—(Hear, hear.) Far rather would I have a f 4° rY Government acting with Tory agents, for then . h should have our enemies before our faces, and - et oetund our backs, than a Liberal Government, checked, thwarted, and undermined by what ought b e its main sources of efficiency.—(Cheers.) Am disnot right, t h en , i n sa yi n g that this one of the chief n ad, ties b y w hi c h th e G ov ernment is surr ounded? e n -- (", then, ought Ministers to rely ? On the House of et h el ltons, w hi c h h as a l ways stoo d b y t h em — on th e Lib e r a l and which hasreturned that House of Commons — c a l ' on the people at large:who have, before now, them triumphantly through all their difficulties. RUSSIA AND INDIA. Just published, price One Shilling, It ) I 2 . , S SIA versus INDIA ; or, Observations on t he present Political Relations of England with the East. By AN OLD INDIAN. Pelham Richardson, 23, Cornhill. ...t .... % , - ,4 ,,.._.; . -- "*Fr . " - . ...C, J ...-- (.40 , • , ,,F-i: , _ 4? - -,..- ~,aq A\-b-- le . '. • - ..-:,4t, - - - i i '‘ , .'la.': ") - va)=, , .........„„5...._ _......,„ : —,•:-....,... 1 _-„„„,.. •5ze,...,.. eldln WITH WHICH T HE " TRUE SUN " IS NOW INCORPORATED. t--_ LONDON : 11() NDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1838. ,4, 7 7 'lie arrival, yesterday, of the packet-ship St. it 4 e re te, at Li ver p oo l, f rom N ew Y or k , w h ence s h e e" high" °n the 17 t h u l t ., we h ave rece i ve d a mass o f • important news from the Canadas, the details of da v °eeupy a very l arge space i n our co l umns o f this ei1 1 ":. A few d a y s h ave serve d to c h ange t h e w h o l e 41 h ; e 1 of affairs in the two provinces. Civil war has ti nt i 4 °Y broken out in the land of loyal addresses ; and lea" ci rcumstances which show clearly that it was % e Meditat e d on t h e par t o f th e insurgents. ut l i eh th "e announce with pride and pleasure the severe l3 , to Which the gallant Sir JOHN COLBORNE hasgiven e re bels, we would not have our readers regard astt rebels, affair which does not seriously invoke ver n Z l ing more than the passive regard of the Go klit''ent and people of En g l an d. Of all the metro eviri a ° journals The Sun was the only paper which atith e " l a sympathy for the insurgents when the first Th e to o k p l ace l ast year i n t h e L ower P rov i nce . 13 ,Y Et - G overnment had then so deeply committed itself I tWi t h ri es of blunders that we hesitated not to charge th e 6 havi ng provo k ed outrages wh i c h i t had neither tiv e lll Pess to repress nor the magnanimity to fo h r e - I tlis a f f We pleaded the provocation received by t . 4,lllll.gbilitea.eutteidlo,riatynd prayed Parliament to interpose its to obtain for the deluded victims of the r aer e i f inn of a handful of turbulent demagogues, the tilee:l consideration of the Crown. We were so teb e l B sful as to b e we ll sat i s fi e d w i t h t h e resu lt. The trai t : obtained a pardon, with the exception of a few eiv erd r a whose crimes were not limited to drawing the her e nr a gainst their Sovereign. flow unworthy they er , - ; this lenity is proved by the events recorded in 1 11ti n -I , ar tills of this day. Henceforth we renounce all ed' at °Y for them—connection with them we never ee') a PY• They have appealed to the sword a lav nti and • judgments we e t h e to its sharp in% t j:° l , in mercy to the poor ignorant creatures . `a th e l ey would involve in their own guilt and ruin. a id t h e meantime we wish that our Contemporaries, a (1 , e(1 t ° e l P e °,ple of England generally, could be persua turn people at this question through some other me „ than the and distorted lens of -0 mg as 14 Q." In ' I • petty it does consequences of Z e ,tlit t a i b tin "t national magnitude, it is neither ~r d vrs t i r , e t° t he judgment nor the sagacity of public ;" inti; employ it • as a handle for fastening mere y I llie li ;C a tion upon this or that party leader. Let us that it i, a trugse a nt the disme s berment of the British empire—that British blood is being shed in its adjustment—and it is strange indeed if we feel aught but that we are Englishmen, and that the maintenance of our national- dignity is among the first of social duties. As we said on Saturday the first case that presses upon the Govern. ment is to take measures for putting down the re bellion at any sacrifice. For this purpose, if there be yet time, let plenty of British troops be poured into both Provinces. Whatever inconveniences their presence may occasion, they will at least pre vent the effusion of blood ; and to spare blood shed is, after all, the true economy of a humane Government. The leaders of the insurgents are incorrigible, and, after their recent abuse of the Royal clemency, it would be the height of folly to come to any terms with them. They must be crushed at any cost, if we would prevent in the Canadas the recurrence of the atrocious barbarities that disgrace the civil war in Spain. The Great Western steamer, which sailed from Bristol on the 27th of October, reached New York on the 15th ult., in 19 days from the first-named city. We insert in another part of The Sun an account of the reception given to Lord DURHAM by the bur gesses of Devonport, with the address which they pre sented to his Lordship, and his answer. His Lord ship adverted to his colonial policy, and implied that he has some information to pive the public when he can speak in Parliament, which involves the national supremacy and the preservation of ships, colonies, and commerce. With respect to his attachment to Reform principles, and to his being adop:ed as the leader of the Reform party, as recommended by Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTII, the following passage of his written answer may with propriety be reprinted here : " The principles (said his Lordship) which have go verned my political conduct at home, I can with truth as sure you are unchanged and unchangeable. They were formed on the maturest dr:liberation, and have been strengthened by observation, as each succeeding event de monstrated to my mind their soundness and policy. My attention, therefore, to the cause of that Reform of our institutions to which you allude, cannot be doubted. It has been tested by the share I took in the preparation of the Reform Bill, to which this important town owes its po litical privileges, and it has been confirmed, I should ima gine, beyond all question, by my declarations to the people of Scotland in 1834. I need not make any new profes sions. I have nothing to add—nothing to retract from those declarations, which in my conscience I believe to be the expression of principles alike conducive to the honour and dignity of the Throne, the security of property, the prosperity of industry, the promotion of wise and liberal institutions, and the general happiness of the people." We give in another place that portion of his speech at Glasgow, on October 29, 1834, which expresses the Noble Lords's opinion as to Reform. We gave a brief account on Saturday, in answer to the ex-parte statements of the Times, of the circumstances connected with re-building the Royal Exchange, which seems to have roused the wrath of the city functionaries. Mr. R ICHARD TAYLOR has addressed a letter to us, which appears in another place, and a letter signed " GRESHAMENSIS" has been published in the Post, in both of shich we are taken to task for accusing the members of the Gresham;Trust of a disposition to jobbing. We made no accusation, but being well aware that jobbing is very rife in the city,and has been for a very long period, to the deep disgrace of the city, we asked merely if there were some great job in contemplation. We beg leave tore peat the question, and to add that both G RESHAMENSIS and Mr. TAYLOR would serve their own cause better if, instead of being angry with us for asking so perti nent and readily suggested a question, they would as sure and convince the public, by the production of plans and estimates, that none of the parties concerned dream of anything like a job. We accuse nobody, and have, therefore, no " anonymous calumniator," as Mr. R. TAYLOR calls the author of the question, to give up. We did not even defend the Treasury by any arguments ; we did not say that it was acting right in withholding its assent ; we merely—having taken the pains to learn the facts of the case—stated them in answer to the " anonymous calumniators," and those who make false statements in the Tory journals. It is, we understand, admitted by the Gresham Com mittee, that there is a difference of opinion between it and the Treasury on the veto claimed by the latter on the building to be erected, and if this circumstance had, in the first instance, been stated with candour, we should have had nothing to say on the subject. The correspondent of the Post says in one place, that Mr. SPRING RICE has never given a reply to the Gresham Trustees ; and the same correspondent admits that Mr. SPRING RICE has informed the city officers that he has consulted Sir B. HALL, &c. Now we make no pretensions to defend the claims made by Mr. RICE to see the plans before giving his consent to spend 150,0001. - of the public money ; but those who accuse him of neglect should take care to have a little consistency in their accusations. Mr. SPRING RICE proceeds on the understanding of the Committee. The Gresham Trustees ground their proceedings on an Act of Parliament which, 88 we have heard, is defective by some verbal error ; and who is to decide betwixt them ? Mr. RICE is responsible for the proper application of the public money, and would be deserving of very severe censure were he to allow it to be expended to enrich the Gres ham Trustees, so as to enable them to extend their en dowments, and have the giving away of considerable annual sums. The public, we believe, are quite tired, at least we are, of seeing immense sums of public money thrown into the lap of the richest and most wasteful corporation of the empire—that of the city of London ; and Mr. RICE, we must now say, only fulfils his duty in seeing, if possible, that the last sum voted by Par liament to aid the city is not, like so much of the public money misapplied by the city of London, wastefully expended. We certainly accused the Gresham Committee of obstinacy, because as we understand, they have been made aware of Mr. RICE'S views, and have doggedly determined, without farther inquiry, to stick to their own. We conclude by ob serving, that the statement that a month has elapsed since the Gresham Committee made any representation to the Treasury, is in strict accordance with our state ment, that they suffered two months to elapse, after the Act was passed, on August 10th, before they moved ill the matter ; and they had no right so to delay their representations, as to force, if possible, an immediate decision, or have an opportunity of heaping reproaches on the Treasury for not coming instanter into their views. The report of the Committee of the House of Commons to give an opinion on the merits of the case is decidedly favourable to the view taken by Mr. S. RICE, and adverse to the view taken by the City authorities. Mr. HERRIES is a third member of the Committee who concurs with Mr. RICE. We have received Madrid Journals from the 20th to the 24th ult. inclusive. The QUEEN REGENT had dismissed the Cabinet, in consequence of a revo lutionary movement in Seville presided over by General CORDOVA. Her Majesty had summoned Senors ZUNIALACARREGUY and GONZALES to con sult them on the appointment of a new Ministry. As to the provinces they were in a complete state of dis organization—the consequence of the atrocities result ing from the system of butchery into which the civil war has on all sides degenerated. The whole of the Paris Papers of Friday and Saturday have been received this morning. Their contents are of no political interest. E x t racts f rom them will be found in another column. Lord DURHAM has not yet (three o'clock) reached town. Sir Rufane Donkin has been well received by the electors of Sandwich, and there is every probability of his being elected in the room of Sir J. Carnac. Dr. Lushington, for the Tower Hamlets, is sure of being reelected, and Mr. Murray, of Broughton, will cer tainly be returned for Kirkcudbright. FIRE IN LINCOLN'S INN NEW SQUARE.--ThiS afternoon, about one o'clock, an alarm - of fire was made by the porters in the above square, which proceeded from the chambers occupied by Mr. Dawson, at N 0.5. On proceed ing to Mr. Dawson's rooms the fire was discovered to be in the chimney, and large quantities of soot in a state of ignition fulling therefrom. Assistance being promptly in attend azec, the fire w as h a p p il y ex ti ngu i s hed, or the consequences aii?ht have been dreadful. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. DEBBI' BETTING. 10 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Bay Middleton —taken 18 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau 20 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ilderim 23 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Accelerator 27 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers 200 to 7 agst Lord Albemarle's Tros 200 to 7 agst Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh 30 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wapiti 35 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus 200 to 5 agst Mr. Mostyn's Hugh Lupus THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1838. TORCH-LIGHT MEETINGS. The following correspondence on the subject of these meetings has passed between the Home Department and the local authorities : Clerk of fte Peace's Office, Preston, 28th Nov., 1838. Sir,— By the direction of the Lord Lieutenant. I beg leave to send you a copy of a letter received by him from the Se cretary of State for the Home Department, enclosing a copy a letter addressed to the Magistrates acting at Hyde, near M inchester, for their guidance in case of public meetings held at night. Lord Derby is desirous that the instructions given to the Mag'strates at Hyde should be generally known to the Magis tracy of this county. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) E. GORST. Whitehall, 23d November, 1838. My Lord,—l have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that, having received from the Bench of Magistrates at Hyde, near Manchester, a report of a meeting which was lately held in that town by torch-light, I directed a letter to be addressed to them for their guidance, in case any public notice should be given of any future meeting at night within their district ; and I beg leave to enclose a copy of this letter for your Lord ship's information.—l have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient servant, ( Signed) To the Earl of Derby, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Lancaster. J. RUSSELL. Whitehall, 22d November, 1838. Gentlemen,--I am directed by Lord John Russell to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th instant (which did not reach this office until the 20th instant), stating the circumstances connected with a meeting of an illegal character, which was held at Hyde by torch-light, on the evening of the 14th instant, and which it appears was con. vened by advertisement, the date of which is not stated. Lord John Russell requests that, in the event of any public notice being given of any other meeting at night within }our district, you will send him immediate information of it ; and he thinks it will be advisable in such case, that the Magistrates should issue a pub lic notice, warning all persons of the illegality of such meetings, and of the danger of attending them, and that the Magistrates are determined to preserve peace. Lord John Russell also requests the Magistrates to take measures for obtaining correct information of all that passes at any future meeting, with a view to bringing to justice per sons who may be guilty of a violation of the law. But be ad vises the Magistrates not to attempt by force to disperse a meeting, unless the peace is actually broken, and interference for dispersing the meeting is absolutely necessary.—l have, &c. (Signed) S. M. PHILLIPPS. To the Magistrates acting at Hyde, Manchester. MONEY AND CITY NEWS. CITY (THIS DAYJ, TWELVE O'CLOCK. On Saturday evening very unfavourable accounts were re ceived by express from the Canadas, stating that the whole of the provinces were in a state of rebellion, and the attack of St. John's was expected every hour. The above intAigence created very great anxiety in the city during the whole of the evening. The merchants were running in all directions to ascertain the true state of affairs. This morning. we are happy to state, the St. Andrew has arrived, in fifteen days, from New York, with most favourable information. It appears that Sir John Colborne, with his usual activity, in the course of eight days put down the rebel. lion, dispersing the rebels in all directions. The particulars of these events will be found in another part of our Paper. The General Post was delivered later this morning, owing to the great number of letters received from various parts of the United States. The English Money Market opened heavy this morning, Consols being quoted at 934 R for Money, and 931 i for the Account. Exchequer Bills, 64 to 66 ; Bank Stock, 202 203. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Stock opened lower, being quoted at 16+ , Portugese Five per Cents., 29+ ; and the Three per Cents., 19+ The favourable ridvices received to-day from Canada, of the dispersion of the rebels by the British forces and the Militia, has caused great satisfaction in the City, more especially among the merchants interested in the trade with the colony. The measures taken by Sir John Colborne to crush at the outset this new attempt at revolt, has received the warmest approbation from the Canadian merchants. There are, how ever, too good grounds for the supposition that the American people, as well as the State Governments, were endeavouring by all means in their power to aid the cause of the rebels. Van Ranselacr was at Champlain, collecting forces. The Montreal Transcript states, " we have it on the most unques tionable authority, that the United States are playing us foul. We do not mean the general Government, neither the body of the people, but we mean the State Governments who have pro vided the rebels with arms, &c., at a cheap rate." The following are the returns of shipping and emigration, by which it will be seen that the deficiency in the arrivals of emigrants is very great. Comparative Statement of Vessels, &c., arrived at the port of Quebec in 1837 and 1838 : Vessels. Tonnage. 1,080 336,704 987 312,076 838, Oct. 19, 837, Oct. 19, Emigrants. 2,909 21,775 More this year 91 26 628 Less 18,866 PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, Bank Stork 202% t India Stock ....... —...... 3 per Cent. Red. '/2 ~ ye, Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons. 93 . 62 60 pm. % 4 Sow h Sea Stock ........... 3 1 ,, per Cent. — Old Annuities ....__ Ditto Red, lOO% New Ditto --. New :3% per Cent 1014%'4,4 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751_ New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities to expi re Ditto 500 Jan. 5, 1860 14i, 15-16 Ditto Small 14 3 4 I E I-16 Ci D loa i , t i,, t sk o ols C st o ,x,f m ork m Af e o r cr e cA i o a ue l Oct. 10, 1859 15 3-10 Ditto Advertised Jan. 5, 1860 ....... prn. Jan. 5, 188 1 April 5, 1880 —l India Stock for Account Jan. 5, 1870 _.,,% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds .................. 1 7 1. 6 1 y 4,4 , Ditto Ditto Account NAßeeotenvodu: :0,t1:i5 . d . : . 2. . ................................... 11,1! Belgian Bonds )(34:3,,,, Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account 764 7% Diu) ACCOUnt ......... . ...' , 9 3 ,4 Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account ....... ...., Chilian Bonds I / tto Account Columbian Bonds — • Ditto Account... ............... Ditto Account _! Ditto Metallic ... ............ ... Columbian Bonds, 1824 25% Spanish Bonds .................. Ditto Account ' ) .51,, ;6 , 1 iitto Account ................. Danish Bonds Ditto Account — . Ditto Account ............ 16%4 4 Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 — -- 4 per cent......., —f. —c. Ditto Account — —.l per cent.......... —f. —c. Exchanges _f --c. Ditto Account - Dutch, 2c per ce g n e. t...... ....... _ Ditto Account 53% MDexitictoan, 6 B p o e n r d c s, en s t per Cent.... Ditto Account —1 Ditto Account ......... 100 Neapolitan PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Filar,. s:i 11 British Iron Company Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company :10 13 , 4 Eistern Counties Railway lO 8 Great Western Railway Company IMO 65 787 Brighton Railway ..................... .14 1 1% i ondon and Blackwall Railway 9 7 lip, London and Birmingham Railway Company PO 170 1 London and Southampton Railway Company London and Croydon Railway Company 2O 164 N .rth Midland Railway Company. 55 51 London Joint Stock Bank. lO 13% 3 4 National Bank of Ireland HALF-PAST ONE. Consols are now quoted at 931 for Money, and 931 for the Account. Acc0unt,,,,,,,, ............................. The Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt have purchased 10,0001. of the Three per Cent. Reduced at 92i.:Exchequer Bills at 63, and India Bonds 60. Spanish and Portuguese are rather lower, the former being now quoted at 194 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 29k ; and the Threes 29i; Brazil Stock is rather higher, being now quoted at 761-. There has been some business doing in the Share Market. Great Western are at 12 prem. ; London and Birmingham, 81 ; London and Southampton, 5 dis. We have accounts from Demerara to the 15th October. The subject of emigration, or the most advisable means of re taining in the several British Colonies an adequate supply of free labour, now that higher rates of wages and local privi leges are likely to stimulate emigration, was attracting some attention at Guiana. As regards the future prosperity of Demerara there appears to be a confident hope entertained by the more liberal colonists. The colonies of Demerara Jamaica, and Trinidad, will, it is supposed, be the three colo nies likely to pay the highest rate of wages. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES 3 E, o p per Cent. ~C i t c i e .: BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock .3 per Cent. Red to expire 202 1 ,4; India Stock ............................... 92 5 4 1 Ditto Bonds ........................... CO :Ai per Cent 9:3%! Ditto Old Annuities.... ........... per Cent. Red New 3y4 per Cent 100 1, ;dEx. Bills, 1,000/ 2%d ....... 62, pin. 10 1 % 1 Ditto 50e/......... ........... c 3 pm Jan. 186 I Oct. 1850 Jan. 1860 ...k615 1 5 :/-1 , 3 Consols for i_et ................. .... 9:3N FOREIGN FUNDS I Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent.. 6974 Ditto, New Ditto .................. 2:1 Prussian, 5 per cent ............... . Russian Bonds, 5 per cent ...... illq Ditto, Metallic. ............... .. ..... Spanish, 5 per cent. ................. 16% Ditto, C0n501idated................ — French, 5 per cent. ..... .. ..... —f —c Exchange —f. —c. French, nper cent ......... Dutch, 2% per cent. 3% Ditto, 5 per cent. ... . !ON >HARES.— ( THIS DAY.) tailway l3li Pi Austrian, 5 per cent .............. Belgian, 5 per cent 1 01% Brazilian Bonds 7 7 1,i Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent.,..,,,, Chilian, 6 per cent Colomb.an 6 per cent,,,,,,,,,,,,, 21 Ditto, 1R2;25% Danish, 3 per cent — Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per cent Mexican, 5 per cent. ........... — Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825........ , — Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent - (CLOSING PRICE OF Birmingham and Gloucester 1 Eastern Counties Railway ..... ................. Great Western Railway London and Bright on R ailway l O l4 London and Blackwall Railway London and Birmingham Railway London and Southampton Railway Lo. don and Croydon R. - .ilway (New Scrip): 13% Manchester and Birmingham Railway Ditto Ditto Extension Northern and Eastern R a il way North Midland Railway ................... South Eastern and Dover QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) BARNET V. COX. This was an action to recover compensation for damage sus hined by the plaintiff's chaise, in consequence of the defen dant, a pork-butcher, carrying on business at Egham, driving the shafts of his cart into the panels of the plaintiff's chaise. The parties were returning in a long line of vehicles from Ascot Heath races, and a sudden stoppage having occured, the collision complained of took place. Mr. Bacon deposed that he was in company with the plain tiff on the day in question, and there was a four-in-hand car riage behind Mr. Barnet's chaise. He then says, I saw the defendant Cox force his cart between the four-in-hand car riage and the plaintiff's chaise. The plaintiff cautioned Lim, saying, " Take care, my friend, or you will be into my panels, and have to pay for them." Defendant was about fifteen yards behind when there was a sudden check along the whole line of carriages, and the defendant appearing to be unable to rein in his horse, ran both shafts of the cart into plaintiff's panels. Plaintiff asked defendant his address, and his answer was, " I live at home." The witness got out, and saw his name on the cart. 31r. Busher, a coachmaker, proved that the repairs amounted to 81. 7.. It required to be painted, which came to five guineas of that amount. Mr. CHANNEL', for the defendant, examined Mr. Jones, a licensed victualler, who was in company with Cox, and who swore that the collision was entirely accidental, and that the defendant did all in his power to avoid coming in contact with the chaise. Mr. THESSIGER, for the defendant, replied, and the Learned Judge ( Mr. Justice PATTESON ) having summed up, the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, d images 21. 2s. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS I)AY.) OLD COURT. ROBBERY OF TILE ST , .:AND UNION.-George Russell, aged 22, was charged with having feloniously broken and entered the dwelling•house of the Guardians of the Poor of the Strand Union, and stolen therefrom money of the value of 201., the property of George Shervill. The prisoner became an inmate of the Strand Union Work house, Portugal.street, in November 1837, baying been sent there from a lunatic asylum. He remained there until the 232 of June last. On the night of the 23d October, the workhouse was fastened in the usual manner. The next morning it was ascertained that the clerk's room had been entered and plundered, of upwards of 201. the greater portion of which consisted of silver. The entrance into the house had been effected by removing a pane of glass from one of the windows which overlook the burial ground ; and into the clerk's room by means of a centre-bit, with which the stile of the door .as perforated. Marks of blood were found on the window-sill ; the impression of a shoe, and a mark which seemed to have bean caused by a pair of corded tiovvsers, were also apparent, the window having been painted the preceding night. On searching the prisoner's room on the 25th, a pair of shoes corresponding in size were found, and a pair of trousers which were marked with white paint. The prisoner denied having any money in his room; but, on searching minutely, a crown piece, seventeen half-crowns, twenty shillings, eleven six pences, and a fourpenny piece were found in a tea-kettle. A button was missing from the prisoner's coat, and one which corresponded was found in the burial ground, immediately be low the window of the workhouse. There were some recent cuts on the prisoner's hands, and stains of blood on his shirt wrist. Ultimately the RECORDER said, that put an end to all doubt on the sulject. Mr. PAYNE then addressed the Jury for the prisoner, after which the Learned Recorder charged the Jury, who returned a verdict of Guilty. He was ,then sentenced to be transported for the term of ten years. [lt appeared that the prisoner had been indicted on a pre vious occasion for stealing 171., but was acquitted on the ground of insanity, and sent to a lunatic asylum. Mr. M'Murdo, who examined him at that time, now stated that he believed he had formed a wrong opinion of the state of the prisoner, and that his insanity was merely assumed.] NEW COURT. Carl Frederick Wilhelm, a foreigner of respectable address and appearance, was indicted for stealing a pair of pistols of the value of 10/ , the property of Horatio Woass. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner lodged with him for some time previous to the 21st of November last, when he absconded, and the pistols were afterwards missed. The pri soner was traced to a steam•packet, by which he was about to sail for the Continent. When accused of the robbery he said they were in the hands of a Mr. Hapriss, in Portland-street; that he did not mean to steal them, but to mite from Paris where they were, and send the money. Witness believed he was much distressed at the time. The evidence adduced satisfied the Jury that he was Guilty, and that verdict accordingly was returned; but the COMMON SERGEANT said, if the prisoner would promise to leave the country forthwith he should be immediately discharged. The prisoner promised to do so, and he was sentenced to a nominal imprisonment of eight da3s in Newgate and then dis charged, consequently he was set at liberty. James Oscar Alexander Cameron was indicted for stealing four pair of trousers, three waistcoats, and other articles, the property of Mr. Robert Ruasell. The Jury found him Guilty, and the RECORDER sentenced him to be transported for sf!ven years. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The boisterous weather during th e past wee k occas i oned the arrivals of most kinds of G ra i n t o b e small, but of Flour there was a fair quantity. The trad e f or every art i c l e had an upward tendency, especially for Wheat. This morning there has been a better supply of English Wheat, but not much other Grain fresh up. The samples of English Wheat went off slowly at 2s. to 3s. per quarter advance on the terms of last Monday, and were nearly all sold ; in Foreign there has been an animated trade, at full 3s. per quarter addition to the of t u h i e s s n d s a yl s. e ' n Peasemgh t. Barleyf both kinds as advanced s 2s . O p a e t s r than at the beg innin g of last week. The to p p rice of Flour qpwrueiarceretsesro scarce that full 2s. per quarter more was obtained . is fully established at 70s. .per sack, and some of the millers affirm that it must be still higher. =7._ ick — o co e l w d ) ) PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. M471(01(1) —s. —s. Beans, Small (new) 7 - 0:: 7 — Vs. : Wheat, 40i 421. 455.46 s --- Red (1838) --- Fine ............... 75 5. 775. .-- Superfine 745. 80s. Harrow (new) Wh.te (183S)••••••• 704. 7 13 . 425.445, Fine ............... Vs. 81. Brank --- White (01d)... ---- Superfine f2s. ss. Oats, Feed 4 ....B.—S, Foreign free ...... ...68( 86s. ------. N ew lIv(. .............................. .425. 451. Poland 23285; .. 365. 38s. --S —B, Barley .......................... .. New 265.50.. Grinding ................• a, 575. Potatoe . Malting ............... 88.. 40s. —___ 7•7,,,, .i 9 .335. Malt ............................... 501. 58;. Scotch ,9 .. 335. Fine New 68s. 665. Irish .. • 28 .318 .......... 24., Pease, Grey, Ne w 355. 40s. Flour Town (per sack) 2t".9.81 -- Maple New 42z. 43e. Records 63,.70'. 62 , fi'w --. White .................. 465. 50s. —...... North country 58,,: 62 . * Boilers ..................St , . 51 , Bran 9 10.. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. Whio.r. Barley. oats. W 11,,, . 3,3:1 eirs. 5,6% qrs. 1.54 qrs. E.itlish ... ......... 16,372 isclts ,619 Irish ................... Foreign ............... , SMITHFIELD. 24 25 --- brls. Business to-day was dull, and from the prices of last Mon. day there is very little variation. Good Beef only in brisk demand ; pri me Scots 3s. 10d. to 4s. 4d. Mu tton was not quite so ple ntiful, but p rices are unaltered. Inferior Veal declined Beef 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. Mutton 3s. 10d. t o 4 s. 10 d . V e al 4s. 2d. t o ss. 2d. Pork 4s. 4d . to s s. 4d. Beasts 3,598 ; FISH Sheep 24,020; Pigs MARKET. Calves 76. steady.line d 2d. per stone. Pork in fair demand, an d t h e prices to6d 4 . s. ea p e e h r ; pair; scarce, and p rices hi g h. Tur bot , 7 s. to 30s. each ; Cod, H i add L o o c b k, s 6 t S rfi t ' o ls. each. 2 1 g s .. t t o o l 4 O s s. e a lto n h d ; I.ss iv ; hi S ti o o l g e , s, 4 l. d s . . to HOP MARKET. T i s more activity in the Hop M ar k et , b ut at a small _ reductionhere on previous pri ces . N ew K ent Pockets, 755. to 190 s. ; Kent Bags, 803. to 1603 • Sussex P oc k ets 68s. to 80g. ; Farnham, 150 s. to 1905.; Yearlings, 45 9 . t o 90 s. - BERMONDSEY WATERSIDE POTATOE MARKET. The supplies have been rather moderate during the past week. Trade is rather lively, and prices witout variation. PROVISION MARKET. There is a steady business doing in most descriptions, and prices are very firm; still we do not quote them higher. They may likewise be expected to be so, as various other necessa ries of life are on the advance. SEED MARKET. Supplies moderate and trade for the most part heavy, ex cept in Rape Seed. Prices are without variation. TALLOW MARKET. P. Y. C. is flat at 58s. on the spot and for delivery. The stock is about 21,900 casks. COLONIAL MARKET. To-day there was nothing doing by public sale, and by pri vate contract th e operat i ons are con fi ne d t o b a re necessity. For the week th ere i s b ut l i tt l e b us i ness a d vert i se d. T o - mo r row we have p u bli c sa l es o f 130 c k s o f B ar b a d ocs S u g ar , an d 300 bags Saltp etre only. Until the close of this year we do not expct any revi va l i n b us i n ess. The imports are now rather heavy, NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 2. We had a moderate supply of Wheat at this day's market from the farmer's, but a fair show of samples from Norfolk and Suffolk, and the whole was taken off at an advance of 3s. Per quarter on the rates of last Saturday. The supply of Barley was scarcely adequate to the demand, and prices ruled full Is. per quarter higher. Rye would have commanded 2s. to 3s. pe r quarter more money , b u t was generally held on higher terms. Oats sold freely at late prices. For Malt we experienced a fair sale, at an advance of 2s. per quarter. Beans and Peas were a turn dearer. Flour was much inquired after, and brought to-day 3s. per sack more money. New. Old. Wheat, Northumberland 6/r. 818. 72-.82 Norfolk and Suffolk 76s St.) 7B. 81, Berwick and Scotch ............. 71s. 785 —s. —r. ---- Foreign I tYe. Norfolk 'lnd Suffolk ............... 493 —3. --s. Foreign —a s. s. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk... 385. 41s --- Grinding and F eeding P2S. 365. 58s Ni —s. —R. Malt, Norfolk and Suftblk - —5...." 475. 503. Beans, Sm a ll Tick _.s. —s 4ss 495. 485 505..... Pease, White44s. Gray ----- 20 Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe 2ss. '2.7s ( - 153. —.... Feed - —s —R. Flour (per sack) . ISLE OF WIGHT MORE EFFECTS OF THE HURRICANE. SHIPPING ARRIVALS AT COWES SINCE FRIDAY'S POST.-- Nov. 30.—Auguste, M. Unruck, from Ostend, damaged; Guess, Perric, from Rio. DEC. I.—Johann Christoph, Kenchel, from Bahia, sailed for Altona; Peggy, Godfrey, from Fortuna Bay ; Eliza, Cugen, from Riga; Atria, Ceder, from Hillingfors, loss of sails, &c. came into harbour; Die Hoffung, Busch, from Bel fast, leaky. came into harbour to discharge; Eliza, Gillon, from London ; Malaga, Raymond, from Amsterdam, leaky ; Affonco Abarquerque, Michaelis, from Hamburgh ; L'Ado rateur, Carbeau, from Parquet, loss of sails, coming into harbour. DEC. 2.—Brazil Packet, Henrickson, from Monte Video, loss of sails, rudder iron loose, grounded coming into harbour, and must remain till the night tide; Anna, Molle, from Homersport, loss of sails, towed in by the George pilot-boat, and was coming into harbour, but the wind southered, and being late in tide, she was takenback into the roadstead. 4, P.M.—Wind W. S. W., strong, and every appearance of a dirty night. An alarm has just been spread that Northward House, the seat of G. H. Ward, Esq., is on fire, and a large body of men are gone up with the fire-engines ; but as neither smoke nor flame can be seen in that direction, we hope the alarm is groundless. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—The Queen attended Divine ser vice this morning at St. George's Chapel. The service was Nares in C (verse), Sanctus and Re sponses, Handel's Berenice ; and the anthem, " 0 Lord who has taught us," Marsh. The Rev. R. Musgrave and the Hon. and Rev. E. Moore officiated at the altar, and the latter Divine preached the sermon from the 3d chapter of Colossians, 23d and 24th verses. The Rev. J. Gore read the former part of the service, and Mr. G. J. Elvey, Mus. Bac., presided at the organ. The Queen rode to the Chapel in a close carriage, at tended by Lady Cowper, the Marchioness of Tavistock, Ind Lady Howick. _ _ The following personages were also in the Royal closet:— The Hon. Mrs. Brand, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Pitt, Lady Fanny Cowper, Viscount Torrington, Sir F. Stovin, Mr. Brand, Colonel Buckley, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Glenelg, Hon. W. Cowper, Lord Howick, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish. The following arrived yesterday afternoon :—Lord and Lady Howick, Lady Cowper, Lady Fanny Cowper, Hon. Mr. Cowper, Lord Glenelg, and Viscount Melbourne. Colonel Phipps, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, had the honour of joining the Royal dinner party yesterday evening. The Duke of Cambridge presided at the dinner of the Scottish Hospital on Friday evening at the Albion. His Royal Highness, attended by Colonel Jones, returned to his residence at Kew yesterday. Colonel Greville, with despatches from Sir John Col borne, arrived at the Colonial Office at an early hour yesterday morning from Canada. The despatches were forwarded to Lord Glenelg at Windsor Castle. Despatches f. om Canada Iv ere also received yesterday afternoon at the Colonial Office. Viscount Meibourne left town at four o'clock on Satur day afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Earl of Euston had an interview with Lord Glenelg on Saturday at the Colonial Office. Viscount and Viscountess Howick left town on Saturday, on a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. Captain Hindmarsh (late Governor of South Australia) transacted business on Saturday at the Colonial Office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on Saturday morning for Hastings. Lord Glenelg left town for Windsor Castle on Saturday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty. The Earl of Minto has returned to town. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office from Sir George Gipps, Governor of Nev South Wales. The Spanish Minister transacted business on Saturday at the Foreign Office. The Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council were occupied on Saturday with an appeal from Lower Canada, " Duchesny v. Pothier." Mr. Pemberton, Queen's Counsel, was heard for the appellant. The Court rose at two o'clock. The Lords present were—Lords Brougham, Mr. Baron Parke, the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and the Chief Judge in Bankruptcy. Lord Howick, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Glenelg, visited Lord Melbourne on Saturday in South -street. Despatches, dated August 9, were received on Saturday at the Colonial Department from the Governor of the Mau ritius, Lord Glenelg transacted business on Saturday at the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Office in Downing -street. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial Department from the Governor of British Guiana. The Ministers from Prussia, Austria, France, and Turkey transacted business on Saturday at the Foreign Department, Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial Office from the Governor of New South Wales. The Neapolitan and Hanoverian Ministers transacted business on Saturday at the Foreign Office. Despatches were forwarded on Saturday from the Fo reign Department for the British Ambassadors resident at the Courts of Stockholm and Copenhagen. The Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief transacted business on Saturday in Downing -street. FASHI ONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl of Shelburne, at Lansdown House, from Bowood Park, Wiltshire; Lady Charles Somerset and the Misses Somerset, in Piccadilly, from Brighton ; Lord Seymour, in Duke-street, St. James's, from Melton Mowbray; Mr. Ville bois, in Gloucester-place, from Marsham House, Downham, in Norfolk ; the Earl of Coventry and the Hon. Thomas Co ventry at Coventry House, Piccadilly ; Mr. Briscoe; M. P., in Piccadilly; Sir George Hamilton at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street; Mr. Granville Vernon Harcourt in Mans field -street, Colonel Fitzroy in Bond -street; Mr. Fynes Twis sleton at the Albany ; Colonel Scott in Hertford -street ; Lieut.- General Sir William Kier Grant in Wilton-crescent; Mr. Edward Finch Hatton in Wilton•creseent; Colonel Hugh Baillie and Mrs. Baillie in Mortimer-street ; Mrs. and Miss Grey in Bruton-street; Mr. John Balfour in Queen street, Mayfair; Lady Agnes Buller, in Clarges-street, from Suffolk ; Sir Thomas and Lady Elizabeth Reynell in Devon shire-place ; the Hon. Colonel Cavendish in Burlington -gar dens ; T. West, Esq., Mrs. West, and Miss West, at the Berners Hotel, from Brighton ; Miss Clay, at ditto, from Brighton ; Mrs. Hogg, at ditto, from Thornham Hall, Nor folk; J. Tovey, Esq., and Mrs. Tovey, at ditto, from Newn ham ; Mrs. Justice, at ditto, from Brighton ; Madame Elliott, at ditto, from Brighton; Mr. Borthwick in Dover street. DEPARTURES. Mr. Sanderson, M. P., from Farrance's Hotel, for Heve. Hin gham Hall, Yoxford ; Admiral Gossclin and family, from the Berners Hotel, for their scat Benges Hall, Hertford ; Mrs. Herb ert and family, from ditto,' for Baldock ; R. Mosely, Esq., and Mrs. Mosely, from ditto, for Brighton. CHANGES. The Marquis of Downshire at his seat, Hillsborough Castle, Downshire, from a visit to the Hon. Colonel and Lady Har riet Clive, at Oakley Park, near Ludlow; Lord and Lady Waterpark, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Lichfield, at Shugborough Park, near Lichfield. from their seat in Derbyshire ; Lord and Lady De Saumarez, at Montpellier Lodge, Cheltenham, from a visit to Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., at Tredegar, near Newport, Wales ; the Earl of Fin gal, at Richmond, from attendance on her Majesty at Windsor Castle ; their Excellencies the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby, at Burborough Castle, county Wicklow, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Miltown, from Phcenix Lodge, Dublin ; Viscount Alfred, at Brighton, from a visit to Prince Estcrhazy, at his chateau in Hungary. Earl Spencer has arrived at Althorp Park, his seat in Northamptonshire, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Leicester, at Holkham Hall, Norfolk. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort intend leaving Arlington-street on Thursday next, for Badminton, near Cirencester. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield left town yesterday for Abingdon Abbey, Northamptonshire, where they will shortly see company. Lord Holland attended the Cabinet Council on Fri day, at Viscount Melbourne's, his Lordship's fall being far from a serious one. A great number of the nobility and foreign diplo matists in town made inquiries on Saturday at Ashburn ham House, as to the recovery of Count Pozzo di Borgo from his recent accident. The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe arrived at Mivart's Hotel early on Saturday, for the purpose of being present at the christening of his grandchild, the infant son of Viscount and Viscountess Valletort. The remains of the Right Hon. Robert Cutlar Fergusson, Judge-Advocate-General, were shipped on Thursday last from the Custom House, having been brought over from Calais, to be conveyed to the family mausoleum at Craigdarroch for interment. Lieut.-Col. Henry Fer gusson, late of the Grenadier Guards, the nephew of the deceased gentleman, attended the remains to Scotland. The relict of the deceased and her children are still in Paris. LOCHABER, Nov. 2 7.—The Master of Grant, M.P. for Inverness-shire, is now here on a visit to his con stituency in this district. His reception has been most warm and cordial. Mr. Grant attended divine worship at the Church of Kil man i va i g on Sabbath last.—lnverness Hera ld . THE WEATHER. --•Till Wednesday afternoon have had s h arp f rost for a fortnight. On the day above we named it c ommenced to freshen, and now as 've are going to press, s h owers are descending in considerable abundance. The ch ange will b „ in favour of the farmers.— , rnrernem Herald. LITERATURE. i ~ir ~ ~`. .~~ taa' asN LARDNER'S CYCLOPEDIA. No. CVIIL Longman, London, 1838. The present volume of this pcpular miscellany forms the fourth of the " Lives of Eminent Statesmen," and contains a biographical account of Cromwell from his earliest child hood down to the period of the decisive battle of Wor cester, where—as Mr. Foster, the author, justly observes— " a crown vanished from the grasp of the first Charles." The Life is penned in a spirit of impartiality, very uncom mon with the chroniclers of that stirring period ; and enters with singular and most interesting minuteness into details of Cromwell's domestic habits, which help us to something like a clue to the many apparent anomalies in his public character. We have not merely an outline, but an elabo rately painted full-length of the Protector. The striking peculiarities of his nature are analysed with considerable subtlety and acuteness, and without the slightest appearance of dogmatism ; for Mr. Foster does not insist on the correct ness of his own views, but, placing a vast variety of cha racteristic facts before us, leaves us to draw our own in ferences from them. But what we chiefly like in his bio graphy is this—namely, that though it is, of course, a record of the achievements of the conqueror, it is still more a philosophical disquisition on the idiosyncracy of the man ; and having said this, we need scarcely add that it is the most satisfactory memoir of Cromwell we have yet met with. The style in which it is penned is less acceptable to us. In some places it is quaint, and betrays much ef fort, especially where the author essays the descriptive ; and in others, it is bald and over colloquial, which is not sim plicity, but the reverse. These, however, are venial de fects, easily to be remedied ; viewed as a whole, it does infinite credit to the research, the skill, and the sagacity of its author. When the Life is c om pl e t e d, we shall enter more at length into an analysis of it, but till then this brief notice must suffice. THE ONLY DAUGHTER. 3 VoLs. Colburn, London, 1838. There is a practice now becoming very prevalent among some of our great publishers, which we cannot but think, is " more honoured in the breach than the observance." We allude to the practice of ushering a new work into notice, ' under the auspices of some popular writer, who stands god father to it—that is to say, announces himself in the title page as its editor—and affixes his formal imprimatur upon. it, as a production worthy of his and the public's patronage. Thus, Mr. Ainsworth chaperoned " Nick of the Woods," Miss Landon, " Duty and Inclination ;" Mr. Gleig acts as gentleman-usher or master of the ceremonies to the work before us ; and Mr. Theodore Hook, in the plenitude of his benevolence, has dry-nursed, heaven knows how many puling literary babes! Now we object to this practice for two reasons—first, because there is a strong smell of quackery in it ; and secondly, because it is tantamount to, a confession that though the productions thus chaperoned,. have many points of excellence, yet on the whole, they are not strong enough to stand upon the ground of their own unassisted merits. We commenced " The Only Daugh ter," under this impression, concluding also, that it. had received many finishing touches from the more. practised pen of its editor ; but after an attentive! perusal of it, we find we have been mistaken, for so far from its not being able to stand on its own intrinsic worth,. it is a work, not only of considerable promise, but shows far greater ability than Mr. Gleig has ever exhibited in any one of his numerous fictions. It is clearly, there fore, not retouched by him, but is in reality what he de clares it to be in his prefatory advertisement —namely, " the production of a mere girl ; of one brought up in se clusion, unacquainted with the world, and therefore desti— tute of stores from which to draw in the construction of her tale, except those which her own genius and an intui tive perception of right and wrong in human character could supply." The ignorance of the world to which Mr. Gleig here alludes, is visible throughout this tale, whose leading personages are altogether the creations of a high toned, and romantic mind. Ruth Annesley, in particular, who, without the slightest wavering or regret, sacrifices love. to friendship, and gives up the man of her choice to ler young friend Helen, is purely an imaginative con ception. Such a character never yet had—and probably never will h ave —i ts counterpart i n real life ; nevertheless, while we acknowledge it to be a mere idealism, it takes a strong hold on our feelings, from the lofty, impassioned en thusiasm that hangs over it like a sacred halo. Helen Campbell is a more life-like creation, but still, even here, there is much of that exaggeration in which young writers are so apt to indulge, before practice and an extended com merce with mankind have rectified the errors of an ardent fancy. Colonel Faulconbridge is another imaginative con ception, nearly, if not quite as much so as Ruth Annesley, but rivets our attention for the same reason. We have mentioned the leading defects of the work : its merits are, first, the ardent, generous tone of feeling that pervades it ; secondly, the skill and simplicity with which its incidents are handled ; and thirdly, the uniform spirit and elegance of its style, which go far to redeem the want of nature go generally prevalent in its dialogues. We have said that the authoress is prone to exaggeration ; in proof of this charge, we quote her description of a gentleman's smile, I which is a striking instance of that tendency to overdo the simplest matters, and give them undue importance, which is one of the chief characteristics of nine out of ten inex perienced writers : " The gentleman was what is generally called a fine looking man of forty—that is to say—he was extremely dark—ex tremely tall and straight, and without any peculiarity of figure or feature, either handsome or otherwise. The general ex_ pression of his face was excessively quiet, and even cold, but when Miss Annesley turned round from time to time with a gay sentence or a sportive appeal, he would reply with a smile so splendid and peculiar as to be startling. It was the rarest of human smiles—it was not his lip alone which it rested on, although the row of brilliant teeth which it revealed illumi nated his countenance of itself; but every feature brightened under its influence, and his very forehead became bland and polished under the momentary effect of its magic. The dark and sombre character of his face dissipated instantaneously be. fore that beautiful smile, and something blazed up through it which by some free masonry of feeling went straight to your heart, from the con viction that it sprang direct from his. And then instantly, as the transient excitement which had called it forth vanished, the sunbeams died away and left the surface they had illuminated pale, and dark, and ordinary as before, with no other distinction than might be found in an air of aristocratic breeding, which was remarkable, even in his own elevated rank," BOOK OF BIRDS. Rickerby, London, 1838. This is a very clever little book, adapted for the perusal of " Young Naturalists," and penned in an easy, sprightly style. The anecdotes scattered throughout it are full of interest, and calculated to take a strong hold on the young reader's attention. The work is embellished with a variety of pleasing wood-cuts, and, we think, is very likely to be come popular. FINE ARTS. PORTRAIT OF BURNS, Hodgson and Graves, London, 1838. We have here a full length portrait of the great poet of Scotland, engraved, in his best manner, by Burnet, from an original painting by Allan, in the possession of Mr. Nasmith. The picture represents Burns seated in his father's cottage, in an old arm chair, and busy in the com position of the far-famed " Cotter's Saturday Night." His fine, manly countenance beams with intelligence, and there is a fire in the expression of his large, thoughtful, dark eye which at once betrays the poet. The engraving is exe cuted with marked care in all its details. • 1 - '4 - ; Sr a MAGAZINES CONTINUED. THE SPORTSMAN-NEW SPORTING MAGAZINE. These periodicals, which appeal to a class, rather than to the generality of readers, in every respect fulfil the ob ject of their publication, by minutely recapitulating all the various field sports of the month. They are, each of them, accompanied by appropriate embellishments. THE SPORTING MAGAZINE. Pittman. This Number is embellished with no fewer than four il lustrations, and very beautiful and appropriate they are too. The first is Woodcock Shooting, from a painting by Turner, engraved by Patterson ; the second Duncan and the Deer, painted and engraved by the brothers Corbould, the subject being supplied from a s triking anecdote told by Walter S co tt ; th e thi r d Abd a ll a h, an Arabian horse, by Engleheart ; and the fourth Forrester, a blood-hound of most formidable dimensions, by the same artist. The li terary articles, if we may judge from their titles, are just the sort to suit the taste of sporting circles. For our own part, we know so little of these matters as to be half in. clined to believe the testimony of the native of the " sweet county Cork," who, in accounting for his having a gun, be fore a Jury, swore that he had kept it from the time it Was a little p:stol, and hope d to retain it till it would grow a big cannon! NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. The best chapter in this Number is the account of th e proc eedings of our young friend Nicholas, while acting with the company of that paragon of provincial managers, Mr. Vincent Crummles. The whole of this portion of the Number is worked up with infinite spirit. The preceding chapter, where Miss Nickleby is brought on the tapis, flags a little. The embellishments are clever, as usual. FABLES.—Pm I. Tilt, Fleet-street. This work, which is to be completed in twelve Monthly Parts, is to contain the Fables of the most eminent British, French, German, and Spanish authors, illustrated with s u 14. ;_; ~~~' i~~- !Itf.;•